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A Modern-Day Grandfather Clause?
In this week’s issue of THE NEW YORKER, legal correspondent Jeffrey Toobin gives America a wakeup-call regarding the future of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. While we imagine the landmark legislation to be one of the pillars of civil rights-era racial advancement, it’s not a permanent fix to the problem of disenfranchisement in minority…
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Gather 'Round THE BROWN TABLE
Welcome to THE BROWN TABLE, The Root’s new group blog. This space will be a daily repository for news reporting, culture and media criticism, arguments, amusements, provocations, pile-ons, and smart takes on the day’s stories—courtesy of The Root staff. In addition to being a must-read for politicos in Washington and around the world, we want…
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Test post
Test post: The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. And then he jumped over it again. More after the (har) jump. Covers the White House and Washington for The Root. Follow her on Twitter.